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Senator Theatre

Location

5904 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212


The Senator Theatre is an icon in Baltimore’s and one of the city’s few historic landmarks on both its exterior and interior. In 2014, Baltimore Heritage honored the restoration of the Senator Theatre with a Preservation Project Award.

The work on this 1939 building included restoring the main auditorium, the wonderful lobby with its terrazzo floor and wood paneling, and the original cinema tapestry mural, which was removed, repaired, and reaffixed in its original location. With three new additional movie auditoriums added and updated projection equipment throughout, the work has restored a Baltimore gem and given it life for years to come.

Partners

Senator Theater, LLC, A.R. Marani, Acoustical Design Collaborative, LTD, Allen N. Walpert & Son, Inc., American Piping & Fire Protection Contractors, Inc., Baltimore Development Corporation, Barons Stage Curtains, Betty Bird & Associates LLC, Burton & Burton Painting Inc., Caplan Brothers Glass, Inc., Castro/Arts, D.L. Boyd Inc., Department of Housing and Community Development, Forakis Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc., Hertzbach & Company, James Standiford, Jason Delmaro, JB Hayes Mechanical Contractor, Inc., Joe Adamczyk, John McFadden Holiday Display, Jonathan Maxwell Studios, JVS Steel, Inc., Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Septic Tank & Sewer Company, Masters Construction, Matthew Mosca, Mercury Masonry, Inc., Metro Technical Services, Michael J Walkley PA, Norman Wesson, Precision Concrete Construction, Pyramid Door & Hardware, R.B. Fulton Co., Inc., R. Thomas Frock Inc., Sessa Sheet Metal Contractors, Inc., Siegel, Rutherford, Bradstock & Ridgeway, Sydney Hopkins, Thea Osato, Thomas Brown Woodwright, Thomas Moore Studios.

The colorfully painted front facade of the Arch Social Club against a background of a blue sky with white clouds.

Arch Social Club

Overview

In 2014, Baltimore Heritage honored the Arch Social Club, David H. Gleason Associates, Inc., and RAM Contracting Services for the renovation the Arch Social Club’s historic facade and the building’s contributions to the revitalization of Pennsylvania Avenue.

The restoration of the facade of the Arch Social Club, formerly the 1912 Schanze Theater, makes the building a star attraction along Pennsylvania Avenue. The work included removing the blocked-in opening in the lower portion and restoring the deteriorated concrete throughout. The newly restored facade sparkles at this key intersection in West Baltimore and stands as a bright reminder of the areas great heritage and future promise.

Location

2426 Pennsylvania Ave Baltimore, MD 21217

Partners

  • Arch Social Club
  • David H. Gleason Associates, Inc.
  • RAM Contracting Services


Baltimore 1814

Overview

From January to December 2014, Baltimore Heritage shared stories from the day-to-day history of Baltimore’s people and places in 1814.

Over the course of the year, we built an online collection of short stories on the history of Baltimore, the War of 1812, and the world of 1814. Hundreds of readers enjoyed short stories every week highlighting events that took place on the same date in 1814. Most of our stories are set in Baltimore but occasional features on events in Maryland and around the world will help us see our city’s, history in a broader context. We’re also using categories and tags to organize these materials into themes — including invention & industry, arts & culture, slavery & abolition — that help you discover stories from earlier in the year on topics that most interest you.

Learn more on the project website

Partners

  • Friends of Clifton
  • Maryland State Archives